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Fred Deutsch (born March 9, 1957)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 4. Deutsch lives in rural Florence, which is near Watertown, South Dakota and in Codington County in the northeast portion of the state.

Background

Deutsch previously served nine years on the Watertown Board of Education, and was first elected to the state house in 2014. He was re-elected in 2018, coming in first in a five-way race.[2][3]

Deutsch is a chiropractor, as is his wife Kathleen. He practices at Deutsch Chiropractic in Watertown, SD.[4] He graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1979 and obtained a chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University in 1983.[1] He is also President of South Dakota Right to Life. [5]

Transgender Legislation

In February 2016, Deutsch drew national attention for introducing a bill to make it illegal for public school students to use a bathroom, shower room or locker room that is opposite their biological sex.[6][7] The bill was vetoed by Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard.[8]

In 2020, Deutsch introduced a bill that would make it a felony for physicians to provide sex change operations or opposite-sex hormones to youth ages 15 and under, punishing doctors with up to ten years in prison.[9] It passed the State House of Representatives 46-23 but was defeated in the State Senate.[10] [11]

References

  1. ^ a b Legislative Manual South Dakota 2015, p. 126 (2015)
  2. ^ (2 Feb 2014). Fred Deutsch to run for District 4 House, dakotawarcollege.com
  3. ^ (11 November 2014). Dr. Fred Deutsch Resigns From Watertown School Board After Winning State House Seat, KXLG
  4. ^ "Deutsch Chiropractic Clinic Website". 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ "South Dakota Right to Lif Website". 12 March 2020.
  6. ^ Smith, Mitch (25 February 2016). South Dakota Bill on Transgender Students’ Bathroom Access Draws Ire, The New York Times
  7. ^ Kern, Sydney (24 January 2016). A House Bill Dealing With Transgender Students And School Bathrooms Creates Controversy, KDLT
  8. ^ Brown, Emma. "South Dakota governor vetoes bill that would have restricted transgender students' access to school restrooms". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ Sopelsa, Brooke. "South Dakota bill would make trans health care for minors a felony". NBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. ^ Kearns, Madeleine. "The Cowardly Republicans of South Dakota". National Review. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. ^ SD Legislative Research Council. "HB 1057, House, Do Pass Amended - 2020". SD Legislative Research Council. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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